#pragma once

#include <ReferenceCounter.h>
#include <Either.h> 

#include "GenerationTemplate.h"

class Block;
class Noise;

class BiomGenerator : public virtual Framework::ReferenceCounter
{
private:
    Framework::RCArray<GenerationTemplate> templates;

protected:
    void addTemplateGenerator( GenerationTemplate* gTemplate );

public:
    BiomGenerator();
    virtual Framework::Either<Block*, int> generateSurfaceBlock( int x, int y, int z ) = 0;
    virtual Framework::Either<Block*, int> generateBelowSurfaceBlock( int x, int y, int z ) = 0;
    virtual Noise* zHeightMapNoise( int seed ) = 0;
    const Framework::RCArray<GenerationTemplate>& getTemplates();
};